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BERKELEY COLLEGE PROFESSOR AND RETIRED ARMY GUARD RECOUNTS HIS JOURNEY THROUGH MANHATTAN ON SEPTEMBER 11

On September 11, 2001, John Grant, JD, Professor, Justice Studies, Berkeley College School of Professional Studies, said he woke up and started getting ready for work, just like any other day. At the time, Grant was a faculty member at another college in Manhattan, NY. After a friend called and told him about one, then two planes crashing into the Twin Towers, Grant immediately sprang into action.

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Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Host Annual Voter Girl Event To Teach Girls How Their Voice and Vote Count

Event Presented by the League of Women Voters of New Jersey Educates Girls About the Importance of Civic Engagement and Advocacy
Riverdale, N.J. – September 10, 2021 – Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey (GSNNJ), the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, will host its annual Voter Girl event on Sunday, September 26 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at GSNNJ’s Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon, N.J.

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Single Mom and Real Estate Strategist Releases Book to Help Other Single Moms Become Homeowners

NJ Native Assists in Creating Financial Freedom through Home Ownership
Newark, NJ - As households nationwide brace for the end of the CDC’s moratorium that prevented families from getting evicted during the heightened levels of COVID-19, New Jersey realtor and strategist Lynda Lloyd has released her debut book Sis, I Got You! A Single Mother's Guide to Home Ownership Despite Poor Credit, Low Savings, or Life Challenges.

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Gallery Exhibition Blurs Virtual with Reality

PARAMUS, N.J. – In what organizers call a “virtual exit” that will bring visitors back to “the real world,” Gallery Bergen will open its doors for a closing celebration of its current installation, artist Gianluca Bianchino’s “An Attempt to Communicate with Reality,” Friday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

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DISASTER RELIEF AVAILABLE TO BERGEN COUNTY RESIDENTS

(HACKENSACK, NJ) – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners urge residents and business owners impacted by Hurricane IDA to apply for Federal disaster relief. Over the weekend, the County of Bergen received a major disaster declaration from President Biden. rgen.nj.us/bergen-county-food-security-task-force-page.

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OVERPECK COUNTY PARK TO SERVE AS AMERICAN RED CROSS CLEAN-UP KIT DISTRIBUTION SITE

(Ridgefield Park, NJ) – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners announce that Overpeck County Park will serve as a distribution center for the American Red Cross as they distribute 5,000 “clean-up” kits to Bergen County municipalities tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8 in response to Hurricane Ida.

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